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AFP's Gapay orders dismantling of all NPA ‘guerrilla fronts’ in 2021 By JOAHNA LEI CASILAO, GMA News Published January 16, 2021 7:33pm Armed Forces of the Philippines chief General Gilbert Gapay ordered the dismantling of all remaining New People’s Army guerilla fronts by the end of 2021 given that the communist insurgents were “weakened.” “I noticed a lot of these New People's Army units have been weakened so this is our target for all the Unified Commands," Gapay said in a statement. According to the AFP, commanders were allowed to set their priority targets along with ...

Lt. Gen. Gilbert Gapay (PHILIPPINE ARMY / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Gapay bestowed battle streamer awards to the military units during a command conference held at Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City on Friday, Jan. 15. “Despite the pandemic, AFP soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines were able to persevere and continue its commitment in defeating internal security threats such as the CTGs [communist-terrorist groups],” he said. The AFP Chief challenged the military units to sustain their military offensives so they can achieve their goal of crushing the communist insurgency by 2022. “Let us ...

Court orders arrest of cops accused of killing Army men in Jolo By NICOLE-ANNE C. LAGRIMAS, GMA News Published January 15, 2021 10:37am Updated January 15, 2021 3:10pm The Jolo, Sulu Regional Trial Court (RTC) has ordered the arrest of nine policemen accused of killing four soldiers in the town last June, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said Friday. The court issued the arrest warrants on Thursday, said Prosecution Attorney Honey Delgado, spokesperson of the Office of the Prosecutor General. Delgado said the court is scheduled to hear prosecutors' motion for a hold departure order ...

AFP calls on dismissed cops in Jolo shooting incident to surrender By ANNA FELICIA BAJO, GMA News Published January 15, 2021 2:50pm The Armed Forces of the Philippines urged the dismissed police officers involved in the fatal Jolo shooting incident last year that left four  Army officers dead, to surrender after warrants for their arrest have been issued. "We urge the respondent police personnel to surrender—else the AFP, the Philippine National Police, and other government agencies  will vigorously search, find, and deliver them to court without delay to face trial for multiple m...

[AFP] The Philippine National Police has released nine officers who had been in custody for their alleged involvement in the killing of four army intelligence specialists in the troubled south last June, officials said on Tuesday. The officers, who were dismissed from the service on Jan. 1, were freed because they could not be held any longer after a court failed to issue arrest warrants for them, PNP spokesman Brig. Gen. Ildebrandi Usana told reporters. “They were released from the control of the Philippine National Police. They are no longer police personnel following their ...